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Rolls Crescent Primary School

Rolls Crescent, Hulme, Manchester · M15 5FT

PrimaryAcademy converterMixedAges 311400 pupilsCHANGING LIVES IN COLLABORATION
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Ofsted
Not yet inspected
KS2 expected stdThe percentage of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.
64%

Reading/writing/maths · 2024-25

Overall absence
6.9%

2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
46.0%

2024-25

Pupils per teacher
17.4

2025-26

Spend per pupil
£7,450

2024-25

Places filled
85%

400 of 472 places · 2025-26

Ofsted

Not yet inspected

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

End of primary · Year 6

Meeting expected standard (R/W/M)The percentage of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. +8%

56%
'18-19
56%
'22-23
59%
'23-24
64%
'24-25

At higher standard (R/W/M) +6%

8%
'18-19
6%
'22-23
4%
'23-24
14%
'24-25

Average reading scaled scoreKS2 SATs are converted to a scaled score; 100 is the expected standard, so an average above 100 is above the national benchmark. +3

102
'18-19
104
'22-23
104
'23-24
105
'24-25

Average maths scaled scoreKS2 SATs are converted to a scaled score; 100 is the expected standard, so an average above 100 is above the national benchmark. +2

103
'18-19
103
'22-23
103
'23-24
105
'24-25

Average grammar, punctuation & spellingKS2 SATs are converted to a scaled score; 100 is the expected standard, so an average above 100 is above the national benchmark. -1

106
'18-19
106
'22-23
106
'23-24
105
'24-25

Progress since Key Stage 1 · 0 = average

Reading +1.0

0.3
'18-19
1.3
'22-23
'23-24
'24-25

Writing -0.8

1.3
'18-19
0.5
'22-23
'23-24
'24-25

Maths +0.2

0.8
'18-19
1.0
'22-23
'23-24
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Manchester (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Meeting expected standardThe percentage of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.

+6.3% vs Manchester average

This school64.0%
Manchester average57.7%
Best in Manchester92.0%
England average60.4%

Average reading scaled score

+0.1 vs Manchester average

This school105.0
Manchester average104.9
Best in Manchester112.0
England average105.5

Average maths scaled score

+0.7 vs Manchester average

This school105.0
Manchester average104.3
Best in Manchester110.0
England average104.4

Pupil makeup

Spring school census · 2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.
46.0%
English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.
66.3%
SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.
7.0%
With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.
21.5%

Gender split

48%
52%

192 girls · 208 boys

Ethnicity

Other ethnic group
27.5%
African
21.5%
Pakistani
8.0%
Other Black
6.8%
White & Black Caribbean
6.5%
Indian
6.0%
Other Asian
5.8%
White British
3.8%
Other Mixed
3.0%
Other White
3.0%
White & Asian
2.5%
Unclassified
2.0%

Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

How this school compares

Against Manchester (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Free school mealsFree School Meals: the share of pupils eligible for free school meals — a common measure of disadvantage.

+2.2% vs Manchester average

This school46.0%
Manchester average43.8%
England average23.2%

English as 2nd lang.English as an Additional Language: pupils whose first language is known or believed to be other than English.

+27.2% vs Manchester average

This school66.3%
Manchester average39.1%
England average16.4%

SEN supportSpecial Educational Needs support: pupils who get extra help in school but do not have an Education, Health and Care plan.

-5.9% vs Manchester average

This school7.0%
Manchester average12.9%
England average11.2%

With EHC planEducation, Health and Care plan: a legal document for children with more significant needs, setting out the support a council must provide.

+5.8% vs Manchester average

This school21.5%
Manchester average15.7%
England average14.6%

Attendance & absence

Share of school sessions missed

Overall absence rate +2.4%

4.5%
'18-19
5.9%
'21-22
7.6%
'22-23
6.8%
'23-24
6.9%
'24-25

Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year. +6.8%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions

12.2%
'18-19
18.2%
'21-22
26.8%
'22-23
22.5%
'23-24
19.0%
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Manchester (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Overall absence rate

+0.1% vs Manchester average

This school6.9%
Manchester average6.8%
Best in Manchester2.8%
England average6.2%

Persistent absenceThe percentage of pupils who miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions across the year.

+0.6% vs Manchester average

This school19.0%
Manchester average18.4%
Best in Manchester3.7%
England average15.8%

Suspensions & exclusions

As a percentage of pupils on roll

Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once. +0.8%

Total suspensions as a share of pupils

0.0%
'17-18
0.4%
'18-19
0.7%
'19-20
0.0%
'20-21
1.1%
'21-22
1.2%
'22-23
0.7%
'23-24
0.8%
'24-25

Pupils suspended at least once +0.3%

Share of pupils with one or more suspension

0.0%
'17-18
0.4%
'18-19
0.7%
'19-20
0.0%
'20-21
0.5%
'21-22
0.5%
'22-23
0.5%
'23-24
0.3%
'24-25

Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year. +0.00%

0.00%
'17-18
0.00%
'18-19
0.00%
'19-20
0.00%
'20-21
0.00%
'21-22
0.00%
'22-23
0.00%
'23-24
0.00%
'24-25

How this school compares

Against Manchester (its local authority) and England · 2024-25

Suspension rateThe number of suspensions (fixed-period exclusions) expressed as a percentage of pupils on roll. A pupil can be suspended more than once.

-1.9% vs Manchester average

This school0.8%
Manchester average2.6%
Best in Manchester0.0%
England average2.5%

Permanent exclusion rateThe percentage of pupils permanently excluded (expelled) from the school during the year.

-0.02% vs Manchester average

This school0.00%
Manchester average0.02%
Best in Manchester0.00%
England average0.03%

The local area

Neighbourhood context around the school in Manchester

Median house price
£168,000

2023 · England £295,000

DeprivationIndex of Multiple Deprivation: the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas. Areas are split into deciles, where 1 is the most-deprived 10% in England and 10 the least.
4/10

10 = least deprived

Claimant rateThe share of residents aged 16–64 claiming unemployment-related benefits (the claimant count) — a timely local proxy for unemployment.
6.1%

April 2026 · England 4.1%

Degree-level+
45%

Residents 16+ · Census 2021

Deprivation (IMD) Index of Multiple Deprivation: the official measure of relative deprivation for small areas. Areas are split into deciles, where 1 is the most-deprived 10% in England and 10 the least.

More deprived than the England average · 1 = most deprived 10%, 10 = least

Overall
4/10
Income
5/10
Employment
7/10
Education
5/10
Health
3/10
Crime
1/10

Area figures describe the neighbourhood around the school (LSOA/MSOA), not the school itself. Sources: ONS, Home Office (data.police.uk), MHCLG — Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data last updated 06/06/2026 · URN 144913